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Performance study of dynamic acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging for HIFU focal spot localization
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Jialu LIU, Yao RAN, Yijing LIU, Yunuo NING, Xiaowei ZHOU*
Science & Technology Review | 2026, 44(12) : 141 - 149
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Science & Technology Review | 2026, 44(12): 141-149
Performance study of dynamic acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging for HIFU focal spot localization
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Jialu LIU, Yao RAN, Yijing LIU, Yunuo NING, Xiaowei ZHOU*
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  • State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Published: 2026-06-28 doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.11.00092
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Preoperative accurate focal localization is a critical determinant of the precision and safety of high−intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy. Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging and Harmonic Motion Imaging (HMI), which combine therapeutic transducers with acoustic radiation force elastography, have both been proven to improve the accuracy of HIFU therapy, but there remains controversy regarding their performance differences. To address this issue, this study systematically compared the advantages and disadvantages of these two methods through in vitro and in vivo experiments. Porcine longissimus dorsi, bovine liver (in vitro), and live rabbits (in vivo) were used as experimental subjects. ARFI and HMI methods were applied for HIFU focal localization under different parameters, and the localization errors from multiple experiments were quantitatively analyzed. Results across all experimental subjects showed that the average focal error of the traditional geometric localization method was approximately 3−4 mm, while the localization error of ARFI could be stably controlled at around 1 mm, and the error of HMI was close to that of ARFI. However, ARFI technology requires a higher output power, approximately 2−3 times that of HMI. Therefore, ARFI and HMI based on acoustic radiation force elastography can both be used for preoperative HIFU focal localization. Both methods are significantly superior to the traditional geometric localization method in terms of precision, with HMI offering better safety. This study provides important and comprehensive experimental evidence for the clinical application of dynamic acoustic radiation force elastography in HIFU focal localization.

high−intensity focused ultrasound  /  focal spot localization  /  acoustic radiation force impulse imaging  /  harmonic motion imaging  /  elasticity imaging
Jialu LIU, Yao RAN, Yijing LIU, Yunuo NING, Xiaowei ZHOU. Performance study of dynamic acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging for HIFU focal spot localization[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2026 , 44 (12) : 141 -149 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.11.00092
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doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.11.00092
  • Receive Date:2025-11-15
  • Online Date:2026-07-17
  • Published:2026-06-28
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  • Received:2025-11-15
  • Revised:2026-03-02
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